29 Apr 2020 in National Assembly:
(ii) What measures has the Ministry put in place to ensure that the police officers are protected from COVID-19 while dealing with the public?
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29 Apr 2020 in National Assembly:
(iii) What measures is the Ministry taking to allow those with prior medical appointments in the city and relevant counties like Nairobi to access medical treatment where they are unable to hire or get access to ambulances?
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29 Apr 2020 in National Assembly:
(iv) What steps is the Ministry taking to address the issues relating to criminalisation and stigmatisation as a result of COVID-19?
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29 Apr 2020 in National Assembly:
I thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker.
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29 Apr 2020 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, now that I have the microphone, please, allow me. It is on something different.
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29 Apr 2020 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, the Chair of this Committee is someone I respect. I want to request you - he had a good Statement and he does good Kiswahili - that, using your powers, the Report be converted to Kiswahili so that next time he gives a report, next Wednesday, he does it in Kiswahili. This is something that is touchy and he is good in the language. That is what I wanted to ask.
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22 Apr 2020 in National Assembly:
Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I want to thank the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Health for a very succinct and honest answer. I sit in the Departmental Committee on Health. I was there when this Question was answered. It was answered two or three times because we had it back and forth. We are in times when we are building the ship even as we sail. So, there are lessons to be learnt. Above all, I am happy because the Ministry of Health has honestly accepted that the law was not followed in this situation. This ...
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22 Apr 2020 in National Assembly:
Sorry, Hon. Deputy Speaker. The WHO guidelines require that in burying people who die of COVID-19, culture and traditions must be respected by all means. Because the Ministry of Health said that we cannot exhume the body, we have gone to court. We will ensure that the family of the late James Oyugi Onyango gives its kin a decent burial. Hon. Deputy Speaker, I thank you.
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22 Apr 2020 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise under Standing Order No.1 and Article 21 of the Constitution and this is based on an answer given in the morning by the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Health, and it relates to the implementation of the rights of persons in the country. I had thought of seeking a Statement, but I came in late as the answer was communicated towards the afternoon, and I was not able to get to your office on time. If you will allow me, in the morning, it was communicated that the Ministry of Health had said ...
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22 Apr 2020 in National Assembly:
Thank you so much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. This thing has been there for a while. If the Chairman….
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